| 单词 | repel |
| 释义 | re·pel transitive verb 1. a. < repel the enemy > < execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions — U.S. Constitution > < repel onslaughts by starveling barbarians — V.G.Childe > b. < cannot claim the assistance of the law in repelling the trade competition of rivals — C.A.Cooke > c. < repel the temptation to take the easy way out > d. < the rocks repel the waves > 2. < repelled the suggestion when it was made to him and opposed it wherever he decently could — J.C.Fitzpatrick > < repelled the insinuation > 3. a. < foul words and frowns must not repel a lover — Shakespeare > < concerned about the effect his actions will have in attracting or repelling votes — E.N.Griswold > b. < a fabric that repels moisture > < oil repels water > c. < two like electric charges repel one another > 4. < a tendency toward suspicion and sarcasm that repelled people — W.A.Swanberg > < their cold intelligence, their stereotyped, unremitting industry repel me — L.P.Smith > intransitive verb < so malodorous as to be more calculated to repel than to invite — Irish Digest > < when a picture of little merit attracts or a recognized masterpiece repels — C.W.H.Johnson > |
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